Blower for peas or the like.



A. WHEELER. BLOWER FOR PEAS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION TILED NOV. 6,1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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BLOWER FOR PEAS OR THE LIKE.

LPPLIOATION FILED NOV. 6,1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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BLOWER FOR PEAS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.6,1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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BLOWER FOR PEAS OR THE LIKE.

Patented May 18; 1909.

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A. H. WHEELER. BLOWER FOB. PEAS OR- THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6,1908.

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ALBERT HARRY WHEELER, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BLOWER Eon PEAS on TIE-m LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed November 6, 1908. Serial No. 461,303.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT HARRY WVHEELER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worces ter and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Blower for Peas or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a blower for peas, beans, and other small light projectiles.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide for loading the blower with a coinparatively large number of projectiles so that it can be used for a long period of time without reloading; to provide means whereby with si' nple manipulation of the device or a small change in construction a volley may be discharged, or asingle shot; to provide simple and efficient means for preventing the passage of moisture into the magazine for holding the projectiles and for preventing the passage of the projectiles back into the mouth of the person using the blower; to provide in connection with the main body of the blower a discharge tube made in readily removable sections so that the whole iinplenient can be taken apart and carried around in very small compass; to provide a construction in which the projectiles do not pass directly frozn the reservoir or receptacle for holding them. into the discharge tube or barrel, but in which they pass into and through the mouth piece or a passage especially designed for receiving them and directing thein singly, or by volleys, into the barrel, whereby the kind of discharge can be controlled, and in which the barrel can be above, below or at the side of, or within the reservoir; and to provide improvements in the construction and manufacture of the device whereby it will be efiicient in operation and can be made in a very simple manner of sheet metal.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a preferred form of the invention partly in section. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan of the nioutl'i piece thereof; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the elements shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modification of the $211116; Figs. 6 and 7 *are longitudinal sectional views showing modified forms; Fig. 8 is an end view of a mouth-piece slightly modified; Fig. 9 is a plan of another modified forin showing parts broken away to illustrate interior construction; Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one end of one of the parts of the same; Fig. 11 is a plan of another modified form; Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a portion of the same; Fig. 13 is a fragmentary plan of a similar form; Fi 14 is a plan of another modification part y broken away; Figs. 15, 16 and 17 are similar views showing three forms of one portion of the device; Figs. 18, 19, 20 and 21 are similar views showing further modifications, the cover appearing in Fig. 18 in section; Fig. 22 is a plan showing an arrangement of moisture checks which can be adopted in many of the forms; Fig. 23 is a side view partly in section showing a further modification; Fig. 24 is a sianilar view showing a slightly modified form with the parts in another position; Fig. 25 is an elevation partly in section showing another form; Fig. 26 is an elevation showing a modification of the form shown in Fig. 25; Fig. 27 is a side elevation of another modification similar to Fig. 25; Fig. 28 is a side elevation partly in section showing a form of the invention having a rotary magazine; Fig. 29 is an end view thereof; Fig. 30 is a side view partly in section showing a form having a reciprocating magazine; and Fig. 31 is an end view of the same.

Referring first to the form shown in the first four figures, a reservoir or receptacle is shown for receiving peas, beans, or other projectiles. This is provided with a removable telescoping section 41, in this instance forming a cap or cover, both of which parts have openings 42 which are adapted to come into registration when said parts are turned one on the other, to permit of loading the reservoir. The two parts 40 and 41 preferably are held together by a circumferential groove and bead 43, which register and which permit of rotary motion without get ting the openings out of registration, or the barrel displaced. The groove and bead are small so that the two parts can be separated longitudinally, and if desired the implement can be loaded in this way and the openings 42 omitted.

The reservoir or receptacle 40 is shown as provided with an annular enlargement 44 for receiving a supporting and centering device 45. T he latter is held accurately in the res ervoir by being forced into the enlargement, l and is provided with a central tube 46 which,

supports the end of the discharge tube or barrel 4'? and keeps: the-latter in central po-- prevent the discharge conduit being pushed- The barrels? and tube a6-to-- too far in. gether constitute the discharge conduit. T he mouth-piece is provided with a restricted opening 51 formed by integral flanges at the end for:preventing the pro jectilesl'rom falling'out, andthrough which air is discharged from the mouthoi the operator directly into the end oil' the tube 46, and from there into the barrel, so that the barreldoes not communicate with the main reservoir or receptacle in this case,- and the projectiles enter the mouth piece at the sides, as clearly apears in, Fig. 3 before they are discharged througl'i the barrel. The projectiles held in thereservoir escapeinto the mouth-piece di rectly'behind the end oi the tube 46 through an-opening'52 inthe supporting member 45 and then alongthe passages at the side ofthe tube 46. In this form, even when the instrument is tiltedupat the 'l'ront l'or firing, the

end of the-barrel does not come beneath thereservoir; as a matter of fact this isa virtually multiple reservoirasno matter how it is held theprojectiles will be guided below the endoi' the barrel by the sides of themouthpiece and the late 54, and if it contains enough they. wiil'fill thesides and top.

In the mouth-piece immediately at the rear of the end of the tube 46 is shown a moisture check 53. This is'designed to divide the air currents and causes them to enter the open end of the tube fronrtwo directions. It prevents the passage of moisture from the mouth-piece into the barrel. In the frontol' this check is shown a curved guidelate 54 which if'it is ol such width as comp etely to shut off the passage of air over the plate has an opening which maybe at the center as shown and it serves-for receiving the projectiles from the reservoir and directing them back into proper position for being discharged into the barrel. The shape oi this guide-plate can be varied within wide limits, and the way in which it directs the projectiles into position will depend upon its form. ihis feature will be referred to hereinafter. This .curved guide-plate 5% preferably is at least of such width as to prevent the peas from passing out 01" the lowerend ofthe res ervoir into the bottom of the mouth-piece when the device isheld in the inclined shoot-- ing position, but may be sulficiently' narrow to a low thepassage of'an' above it along its entire length in which case the central opening is not. required. It is shown as having two longitudinal moisture checks 55. The discharge conduit in this form is shown as comprising, in addition to the parts 46 and 4 7, a plurality of telescoping sections .56. Each of these telescoping sections is provided with an enlarged portion 57, prel'erably on the end toward the reservoir, adapted to fit the forward end oi'the section to the left which is provided with a head 58 iittlng a groove59 in the enlar ed portion 57'. This construction providesi'or readily placing the parts together, andl'or registering them that they will come in proper position. By havingthe enlarged ends of the tubesat the rear thereof and covering the smaller front ends of the tubes or sections at the left, and by having the same construction in-theconnection oi" the parts 40 and 41, some addi-- tional efficiencyis secured as any imperiec tion in the joints willnot cause asgreat an amount ct air pressure to be lost as'would be the case if the parts wereinade in the reverse positions. In addition to. this the groove and'bead a1". ord additional tightness of the-joint so asl'urther to guard against the escapeol air.

By using a barrel made of telescoping sectlons the whole devlce can be taken apart and can be carried-around in the pocket or in a. small receptacle,- and if any part of the barrel 1s in ured it need not impair the usefulnessofthe whole lnstrument, asit can be removed, and if desired, replaced by another.

Slits 60 are shown in the ends ofthe sections 56 and member 40 to permit of easily and readily fitting the parts together.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modification of the construction shown in Fig. 4, involving an open frame 61 for holding the tube 46in place, which itselfis held in position in the enlargement. 44, or if desired soldered directly to the walls of the-reservoir without any enlargement. iles escape back into the mouth-piece all around the frame 61'.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6, the reservoir 62 telescopes into the mouth-- piece 63 which is enlarged at the inner endto receive the end of the same. The mouth-- piece is preferably flattened into a form to guide the peas into firin position directly behind the end of the discharge conduit, which in this case consists of the barrel and a tube 65. The latter is shown as secured to the end of the reservoir and extending'back into the mouth-piece. The barrel enters the tube 65 so that it is separable from the reservoir; The guide tube 65 in ad dition to serving the same purpose as the tube 48, is shown as longer than the reser-- voir tube and projects beyond it, ii-"st for thepurpose of bringing itwell into it, and second to assist the loading of'the reservoir when the In this case the project cover or mouth piece is removed. The tube serves as a guide for the hand in loading as it projects up above the reservoir. When the latter is held in inverted position the peas will not drop into the tube.

In Fig. 7 is shown a form in which a flat mouth-piece 66 is used, and in this case an enlarged or funnel end 67 is employed for the barrel or outlet tube 47. This serves to guide the projectiles from the firing position into the barrel for expulsion.

In Fig. 8 a form of mouth-piece 68 is shown in which instead of the enlargement 49 shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the bottom and top walls of the mouth-piece are pressed inwardly on a curve 67 so as to receive the tube 46 or 65 or the end of the barrel 47 as desired. This forms a kind of corrugated construction.

In Figs. 9 to 13 other forms of the invention are shown, in which the device has a general fiat construction, but the barrel or discharge tube is centrally located in the same sense as before, being situated within the reservoir chamber which is of double construction in this case.

In the form shown particularly in Fig. 9 the main part 70 of the device is provided with a sliding cover 71 which may be moved oil the end to allow for loading. In this figure and many others, one part is referred to as the reservoir and the other as the cover, but it is to be understood that either may it outside the other and the word cover is not understood to apply exclusively to the outer one. In this case the end of the mouth-piece may be open if desired or may be constructed like the end shown in the first three figures. The moisture check 53 and the curved guide plate 54 are shown, the latter having its opening at the center, and being provided with side moisture checks 7 2. Immediately in front of the central opening in the guide plate 54 is shown a tubular member 73 serving to prevent the removable barrel being pushed in so far as to cut off the supply of peas and to receive the current of air and direct it into the barrel 47. It will be seen that in this case there is a reservoir on each side of the barrel, and that the projectiles can be directed into the barrel from either side. As a general thing they come indirectly from both sides.

In the form shown in Figs. 11 and 12 the cover 75 is of corrugated form and the main part 76 of the construction is provided v ith two continuous side passages 77 and vith a central passage 78 formed from a single piece of sheet metal, and providing two reservoirs or magazines for the projectiles on the sides, and a central space for the barrel 47. In this case the curved plate 54 is shov-in and the wall of the central passage 78 is provided ii ith an opening 79 for directing air into the end of the barrel. The air comes from the mouth of the user through the side passages down through openings 80 which receivethe air from above and direct it beneath through an opening in the plate 54 into the opening 79 as shown in Fig. 11, or receive it from the central passage below as shown in Fig. 13, in which the cover 75 is not sl1o'..n, and direct it above the sheet metal all through one or more openings in the plate 54. If the air is directed through a central opening in the plate 54 directly tOI'iLICl the end of the barrel 47, as shown in 11, a volley v. ill be delivcred, but if it is divided and directed to the barrel from one or both sides as shown. in Fig. 13, the supply of peas ill be checked and only one or at the most, a small number delivered at each shot.

On the third sheet of the dra'za'ings are shown several forms of the invention in which the reservoir assumes sucha shape that it constitutes hardly more than a feedtube, and it is located at the side of anoutlet or passage, from which the barrel extends. In Fig. 14, for example, the device is made in two parts 800 and 81, the latter of v. hich constitutes a telescoping cover. The main part 800 is of a general S-shape in cross-section, in one of the halves 82 of which the peas loaded, and from which they pass along a guide plate 83 into and through an opening 84 into the other part 85, from hich they are discharged in the direction of the dotted arrows. The curved or slanting plate 83 preferably is of such dimension as to prevent the peas from falling out of the lO'ifi." r end 01 the reservoir when held in inclined position for shooting, but sufficiently narrow to allow the passage of air over it along its entire length. The operation of this form of the device will be obvious. It will be seen that the peas are guided in a continuous line from the feed tube or reservoiraround in back of the barrel in firing position. By varying the shape of this guide plate as suggested in Figs. 15, 16 and 17, constructions can be obtained which affect the manner of delivery of the peas from the firing point into the barrel. In Fig. 17 the continuous circular guide 86 has a greater tendency to deliver a continue-us volley than the guide plate 87 shox n in Fig. 16, v-xhich terminates abruptly in the side wall of the firing barrel, extended. In Fig. 15 the guide plate 88 is straight or nearly so, and the general effect is to feed the peas into firing position less rapidly than in any of the other forms. In this form it v. ill be seen that if the device is held in an inclined position for firing in such a way that the barrel is below the feed tube the supply of peas in the feed tube v. ill be acted upon by gravity in such a vray as to feed continuously into the barrel from the firing point. If a continuous current of air is blown against the peas in the firing position through the openings 89 the effect will be to deliever a continuous volley into and out of the barrel. However, if the firing position from the other. The bead 941 blower is held.

' at the end of the guide plate 83, but inFig;

' the firing tube or barrelwhich will have the deviceis held in inclinedposition for firing in such a way that the barrel: is-above-thc feed tube',.acurrent of air striking: the peas in he ing'position directly at the end of the-barrel: will expel such peas into and through the barrel as may at that time be 'in' firing position,. and the remaining ones ill be held in check in the feed tube by acurrent of air so longas it is continuous. a hen the current of air ceases, the peas will then be fed by gravity do nn into'the feed tube and up into firing. position. it ill be seen that in thisposition the number. of peas delivered at each shot will depend upon the inclination at which the By holding the device so that the feed tube and barrelsare side by side, the delivery of peas-into firingi'position can be governed Within certain limits at the will of the operator.

it will be seen that the cover 8-1'is so lo-- cated that the opening therein is preierably in line-With the opening-S9, Which in thiscase is substantially in line With the barrel .or delivery tube. This opening in Fig. 14L comes 21 the guide plate 90 has no openingibut is of such height that the air passes over it. In any of these i'orms'the cover 91, as shown in Fig. 18, may have an inner partition 92' which restricts the passage of air throughthe cover and directs it through a hole 93'. By placing-the cover on thereservoir chamber, the hole 93 may be made to take a position directly in line With the opening 89, andwith efiect abovedescribed, and the peas will be blown out as last as they take their-place in" the firing position atthe end of the iiringtube sothat' undercertain circumstances acon tinuous volley can be delivered. When, how-- ever, this cover is reversed so that the hole 93; is in line with the iced tube insteadi'ofthe discharge tube or barrel the guide plate eitherhaving an opening in line witlrthe tube 93 or having a continuous passage over thetop as shown in Fig. 21, the air acts against' the line of peas as they descend the i'eed'tube toward firing position, andwhile the current of air'is passing they are held-in check and only such as have already reached firing position at; that time are discharged, so that it ispossible to deliver a single or double shot instead oi avolley. The cover 91: can be suitably marked by stamping the Word Volley onone side or on the bottomto distinguish one and the projection 940 prevent the barrel be-- ingpushed'in too far.

l'n-the form shown in Fig. 18 the end of the reservoir or tube 95 is closed, and the barrel ordelivery tube is inserted through an opening therein and guided into position along the part of the main body of the instrument Whichis bent over to fOl'Dl a curved surface 96. The feed tube is lei't open on the topor:

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elsewhere to form a loadingopening97. The cover 91 which is shown" in Fig; 18is intended ol' course to cover this opening after therdevice is-loadedland to make the reservoir substantially air-tight.

The partition 92 shown inFig: 19 serves to check the passage of moisture from the mouth along the cover into thef'eed tube and barrel. Byusing a plurality of these partitionsmoisture can be prevented from passing? even through the hole 93 intlie last partition. Such a construction is indicated in Fig. in

which a plurality of partitions 98-isemployed from one causing the air to pass alternately The. conside of the cover to the other.

structing partitions may be placed in the reservoir tube or feed tube instead of in the cover, as is indicated in Fig. 20, inwvhich a guide plate 99 is employed having a central opening checks 1.00, and a transverse centralmoisture check 101. In all these forms and several-of those which have been described above, the

several guide platesact as a checkagainst' the passage of the peas or other projectiles into the mouth of the operator, and theyalso assist in'preventing the passage of moisture. jinto the reservoir or barrel.

It will be understood, of course, that this invention isnot liinitedito a single feed tube or a single barrel, as in. the forms-shown on .S'heet2a double'l'eed tube or reservoir has been described, and in thei'orm shown in Fig. 21 a-single central reservoir or feed tube 102 isshown With two barrels 103at the side.-

Another type of devices coming 'Within thescope of this-invention isshoWn onthe fourth: sheet of the drawings; ;rel47 does notpass into or through-thereser "voir tube 110, orat least not through the center thereof, but it is-formed outside the same and passes ba'ck'so as to register with. an opening in an enlargement' 111 Which doest he reservoir, but serves as" aseparate means for directingthe projectiles into firing position Without the- The cover 112 fits the:

In this case the -barnot constitute a part of' use of a guide plate. enlargement and these parts are so constructedthat'the peas enteringfrom the reservoir are delivered into firing position before the end of the'barrel and the mouth-piece 113 on the cover may be placedin line therewitln This mouth-piece may be flattened at 114 to form an obstruction as shown in Fig. 23 to prevent the passage of the peas into-1t and thence into themouth of the'operator, or. it

may'havean obstruction 1'15 as-shown inv Fig. 25 for the same purpose In these cases.- the reservoir is-iniront of the mouthpiece: 'ln this. be held either b'elow the;

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bounded by longitudinal moisture directed into the barrel as it can be directed in at another point as indicated in Fig. 2 1 which shows the cover as fitting inside the enlargement.

In Fig. 27 a form of the invention is shown in which the reservoir connects with a separate feed tube 120 which delivers the peas to the firing point at the rear of the barrel 47 or a continuation 121 thereof. The tubes 120 and 121 preferably are secured rigidly together. The reservoir 110 can be omitted so as to employ a long tube 120 as the reservoir or feed tube, and the loading can be done as in Fig. 18 for example by telescoping the casing over the tubes 120 and 121. In either case a mouth-piece 122 connects the ends of the feed tube and barrel and the devices shown on the third sheet of the drawings can be employed in connection with the mouth-piece if desired. In all the forms shown on Sheet 4, the delivery barrels are situated outside the reservoir. It will be understood of course that the telescoping or any other kind of barrel can be employed in connection with these forms, and that many of the other features which have been de scribed above may also be connected with them.

Referring now to Figs. 28 and 29, it will be seen that a reservoir 125 delivers the peas one by one into a series of magazine receptacles 126 which are mounted on a cover 127 which is intended to be rotated so as to deliver the projectiles into position at the rear of the barrel 47 for firing single shots.

In the form shown in Figs. 30 and 31 the projectiles are delivered from the reservoir 130 through openings 131 into a reciprocating magazine 132 which can be raised to bring the projectiles into communication with the mouth-piece 133 and discharge tube 4-7, the opening 131 and another opening 134 registering with both of them. In this case the magazine may be made lar e enough to permit the delivery of a plurality of shots at a time.

It is to be observed that each of these sev eral modifications has one or more of the features and advantages of the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

While I have illustrated and described a large number of modifications, I am aware that many changes may be made in them, and that many other forms can be constructed, and that features of each modification may be applied to others within the scope of this invention as GXPIGSSGCl in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all of the forms or details shown, but

What 1 do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like comprising a reservoir for the projectiles, a discharge conduit extending into the reservoir and located at a distance from the walls thereof, a mouth piece communicating directly with said discharge conduit, and stationary means for directing the projectiles from the reservoir directly into the mouth-piece.

2. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir for the projectiles, a discharge conduit extending into the reservoir and located at a distance from the walls thereof, a mouth piece communicating directly with said discharge conduit, and remote from the reservoir, and stationary means whereby the projectiles are delivered from the reservoir into the mouth-piece and from the mouth-pieee into the discharge conduit.

3. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir for the projectiles, a discharge conduit extending into the reservoir and located at a distance from the walls thereof, and a mouth piece communicating directly with said dis charge conduit and receiving projectiles directly from the reservoir, said mouth-piece having a guide plate located therein for guiding the projectiles in the position in front of the discharge conduit.

4. As an article of manufacture, ablower for peas and the like comprising a discharge conduit, a receptacle or reservoir for the projectiles surrounding said conduit, and stationary means beyond the end of said reservoir for guiding the projectiles therefrom into the end of the conduit.

5. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a discharge conduit, a receptacle or reservoir for the projectiles surrounding said conduit, means beyond the end of said reservoir for guiding the projectiles therefrom into the end of the conduit, and a moutl piece connected with said means and having an opening between its end and the end of the conduit for directing air into the end of the conduit.

6. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprisin a discharge conduit, a reservoir for receiving the projectiles extending beyond a plurality of sides of the discharge conduit, and means for guiding the projectiles in a plurality of directions from the reservoir to the end of the discharge conduit.

7. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a discharge conduit, a reservoir for receiving the projectiles extending beyond a plurality of sides of the discharge conduit, means for guiding the projectiles in a plurality of directions from the reservoir to the end of the discharge conduit, and means whereby air may be directed into the end of the discharge conduit.

8. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir for the projectiles, a discharge conduit extending into the reservoir, a mouth piece communicating directly with said discharge conduit, means located at the end of the res end of the barrel or-another section, each of ervoir for holding-the discharge conduit and means on the mouth-piece for holding one end of the discharge conduit. v

9*. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like comprising a discharge conduit, a receptacle or reservoir for the pro jectiles, and fixed meansoutside of said reservoir for guiding the projectiles therefrom to the end of the conduit, said reservoir having at the front end thereof means for reinovably holding the discharge conduit.

10. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a discharge conduit, a receptacle or reservoir for the projectiles surrounding said conduit, andiiieans outside of saidreservoir for guiding the projectiles therefrom in a plurality ofpaths into position at the end of the conduit, saidreservoir having means forguiding: the discharge conduit, and said discharge conduit comprising a barrel slidably mounted in the reservoir and projecting from its front end.

11 As an articleof manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir, a mouth-piece, and a discharge conduit consisting of a barrel, and a plurality of'sections, each-having an enlarged end fitting over the said enlarged portionsbeingprovided with an interior groove, and the barrel and opposite ends of the several sections being provided with a circumferential bead adapted to fit one of said grooves, whereby the sections may be placed iii-position andsecurely held therein and the escape of air substantially prevented.

12. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir, a mouth-piece, and a discharge conduit consisting of a barrel, and a plurality of'sections, each having an enlarged end fittingover the end of the barrel or another section, each of said enlarged portions being provided with an interior annular groove,- and the barrel and opposite ends ofthe several sections being provided with a circumferential bead adapted to fit one of said grooves, one end" of eapih section havinga longitudinal slit in the en 18. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like comprising a reservoir having a cover thereon fitting over the front end thereof, a barrel supported at one end by said cover, and a mouth-piece, saidcover and reservoir each having an opening adapted to register with each other, whereby when one of them is moved on the other, the openings can be brought into registration for loading;

14. As an article of manufacture, a blower f'orpeas and the like comprising atubular reservoir having a tubular cover thereon fitting over'the'front end thereof, a barrel supported at having an opening, whereby I one end by said cover, and ainouth-piece, said cover and reservoir each when one of them is turnedzon its axis, the openings may be brought into registration for loading, said:

reservoir and cover having a circumferential bead and groove registering with each other for preventing-the discharge of, air therefrom and for holding the parts removably in:

proper registration.

15. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like comprising a tubular reservoir having a tubular cover thereon fitting over the front end thereof, a barrel supported at one end by said cover, and a mouth-piece, said cover and reservoir each.

having an opening, whereby when one of them is turned on its aXis, the openings may be brought into registration for loading, said,

reservoir and cover having a circumferential bead and groove registeringwith each other for preventingthe dischargeof air therefrom and for holding the parts reiiiovably in proper registration, the reservoir. having a longitudinal slit in the end.

16; As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like, comprising a reservoir. having an opening by which it may be loaded, a discharge conduit movably means connected with the reservoir for limitingthe position of the discharge conduit.

havin an opening in the front end thereof and provided with dinally to said opening, a discharge conduit projecting from said tube, and a mouthpiecefor directing air into the discharge conduit 18. As an article of manufacture, a blower for peas and the like comprising a reservoir having an opening in thefront end. thereof and )rovided with a tube extending longitus dinally to said opening, a discharge conduit removably fitting in said tube and projecting therefrom, and a mouthpiece for directing air into the discharge conduit.

19. As an article of manufacture, ablower for peas and the like comprising a reservoir, a barrel projecting into the same, amouthpiece and means between the mouthpiece and reservoir for securing the end of the barrelin position.

20. As an article of manufacture, a blowerfor peas and the like comprising a reservoir, a barrel projecting into the same, a mouth-- piece and a tubular member between the mouth-piece and reservoir for holding theend of the barrel, said tubular member and barrel together constituting a discharge con duit.

21". As an article of'manufacture, a blower for peas and thelike-comprisinga reservoir, a barrel projecting into the same, a mouth piece, means between the mouth-piece and reservoir for centering the-end of'the barrel, andmeans-between themouth-piece and ressupported: thereby at one end, a mouth-piece, and;

an article of manufacture, a blower lor peas and the like comprising a reservoira tube extending longitu ervoir for discharging projectiles from the reservoir into the mouth-piece 22. As an article of manufacture, a blower having a mouthiece comprising a flattened portion providec with a central longitudinal rounded part for the reception of a discharge conduit, having an opening in line with the center of said rounded part and having passages on both sides of the rounded part for conducting projectiles to the discharge conduit.

23. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a discharge conduit, a mouthpiece into which the end of said conduit proj ects, and a guide-plate located in the mouthpiece and spaced from the end of the discharge conduit.

24. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a mouthpiece, a discharge conduit, and a guide plate spaced sufliciently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit to permit projectiles to pass between them, and constituting means for directing the proj ectiles into firing position.

25. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a mouth-piece, a discharge conduit, and a curved guide-plate spaced sufl iciently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit to permit projectiles to pass between them, and constituting means for directing the projectiles into firing position, in a plurality of directions.

26. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a mouthpiece, a discharge conduit, a guide plate spaced sufficiently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit to permit projectiles to pass between them, and constituting means for directing the projectiles into firing position, and a moisture check located adjacent to the guide-plate.

27. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a mouth-piece, a discharge conduit, a guide plate s aced sufficiently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit to l l I l permit projectiles to pass between the guide plate and discharge conduit, and constituting means for directing the projectiles into firing position, and a moisture-check located adjacent to the guide-plate and between said guide-plate and the rear end of the mouthpiece.

28. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a discharge conduit, a guide plate spaced sufiiciently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit to permit projectiles to pass between the guide plate and discharge conduit, and constituting means for directing the projectiles into firing position, and a moisturecheck located at the rear of the guide-plate and consisting of two longitudinal plates connected with the guide-plate and a transverse late spaced from them.

29. As an artic e of manufacture, a blower comprising a mouth-piece, a discharge conduit, and a guide-plate spaced sulficiently to the rear of the end of the discharge conduit for directing the projectiles into firing position, said guide plate also constituting means for preventing the projectiles from passing back into the rear end of the mouthpiece and having a passage for permitting air to be discharged through the mouth-piece into the discharge conduit.

30. As an article of manufacture, a blower comprising a reservoir, a discharge conduit comprising a tube projecting from the reservoir, means at the other end of the reservoir for receiving projectiles and directing them into the tube, and a mouth-piece connected with said means.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT HARRY W'HEELER. lVitnesses:

ALBERT E. FAY, C. FORREST WESSON. 

